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Reviews Book of Prayers

Reviews Book of Prayers

Dibyajyoti opens the book with a warning where he candidly owns the reader, when he says – this book is about you, and me. In this one sentence, so seemingly innocent, he establishes a tone of confession – almost as if he and the reader are lovers – and it is this tone of confession […]

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The writer you admire most – and why?

The writer you admire most – and why?

Samuel Beckett. For his minimalism, for his musical score with words, and for the genius of Krapp’s Last Tape and Happy Days. What are you reading now? Utsa Patnaik’s The Republic of Hunger and Other Essays. Roland Schimmelpfenning’s German plays in English. Jayant Pawar’s short stories in Marathi which I am trying to translate into English.

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How Mirai Eats a Pomegranate now in Assamese

How Mirai Eats a Pomegranate now in Assamese

We are happy to announce that That’s How Mirai Eats a Pomegranate by Namrata Pathak has now been translated into Assamese by Amitabh Ranjan Kanu. The following text was shared by the author on her social media on 17 November 2024. / I am happy to let you know that That’s How Mirai Eats a […]

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Review: Changing, Unchanging

Review: Changing, Unchanging

The first review of Changing, Unchanging: New and Selected Poem by Anju Makhija is here, by Debasish Lahiri in London Grip, a forum for reviews of books, shows & events. Anju Makhija’s voice in Changing, Unchanging is unrelenting. It does not allow the reader an easy retreat into the haven of beautiful images. It compels […]

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Interview: Prasanta Chakravarty

Interview: Prasanta Chakravarty

In an interview with Scroll.in, Prasanta Chakravarty discusses his two new poetry collections, The Aravali Quatrains, and Nectar Pours Like Fine Mist. “Frankly speaking, I do not believe that poems can be reduced to theme-bearing texts. It is very difficult to write about or explain utterances or ditties anyway. But the traces that unite the […]

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Review: The Garden Tantra

Review: The Garden Tantra

Teji Sethi reviews The Garden Tantra by Vikram Kolmannskog in Indian Literature, November-December 2024, issue 334

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Review: A Warm Place with No Memory

Review: A Warm Place with No Memory

Ravish Fatima reviews A Warm Place With No Memory by Gayatri Majumdar in PYSSUM LITERARIA. The collection, A Warm Place with No Memory has seventy-one poems. The diversity of the poem titles reflects a balance between the personal, the philosophical, and the meditative, all rooted in specific places. The cover of the book offers a […]

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Extract: Dead God by Dhruba Jyoti Borah.

Extract: Dead God by Dhruba Jyoti Borah.

It was at such a time that the incident occurred. A labourer named Badriman Sarma was murdered. Sarma had been working in the mines as a casual worker for a long time. In fact, he was not even fired the last time when many casual workers were fired. As he knew how to read the […]

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Review: A Blur of a Woman

Review: A Blur of a Woman

Jaydeep Sarangi reviews A Blurb of a Woman by Basudhara Roy in The Hindu. /Emotionally intelligent, her poems take us beyond mourning for personal losses and absences. What should poetry mean to a middle-aged woman who is to play many roles every day? Roy’s poems unfold her thoughts and impressions gently; the tone is balanced […]

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